Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'citycouncillors'
June 20, 2008
With Toronto FC having sold out two straight seasons, the City is discussing expanding BMO Field. Bitter fans of the late Toronto Blizzard were heard muttering, "Where were all these so-called soccer fans fifteen years ago, huh?" The Liberal Party revealed their carbon tax plan yesterday. From an environmental standpoint, the plan is solid, but unfortunately, it has one fatal flaw: Stéphane Dion is the one trying to sell it to Canadians. Plans are......
Continue Reading "BMO Field Maybe Expanding, City Hall Maybe Cutting Back Expenses, Blue Jays Maybe Finding New Heights of Futility"October 21, 2006
The Toronto Public Space Committee's excellent new Municipal Elections website contains a veritable treasure trove of information about each candidate in the 2006 election (and a pretty sexy Google maps mashup). The site also features sometimes-hilarious quotations from and anecdotes about our to-be-elected officials in poster format. We have selected some gems from the site for your reading pleasure: Ward 20: "[Adam Vaughan] is on record as wanting to gate alleyways in the ward, including......
Continue Reading "Selected TPSC Superhero Profiles"May 10, 2006
Mayor Miller wants a citizen panel to review a proposed 8.9% pay raise. Currently Toronto City Councillors make significantly less than other southern Ontario city councillors. That being said, good luck with getting that raise during an election year. The Loonie hit a 28-year high probably because we're a major stable oil producer that isn't trying to get a nuclear weapons' program. Our dollar hit, are you sitting down, 91 cents to the US dollar.......
Continue Reading "Citizens To Review Raise, Palacio Gets Competition, Subway Going Forward?"June 22, 2005
Get down to the St. Lawrence market this evening for your chance to give your two cents on a new legislative framework for the city. It's part of a joint provincial/municipal initiative called Strong Toronto, Strong Ontario. Mayor Miller will be bench pressing. No he will not. But he is a strong, strong man all the same. And you should bring forth your queries at a handful of city-wide locations which will be manned by......
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